How did one of the wealthiest countries in the world get to a point where it can’t support more than 54 million older adults and nearly twice as many by 2040? A Question of Care™ explores the many answers to this question with expert insights into our caregiving system and how to solve the growing crisis in care.
About the Podcast
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As the U.S. rapidly ages, more and more older people are realizing a stark truth: the affordable and responsive care system they thought would be in place doesn’t really exist. To understand why, A Question of Care™ explores the question: what has happened to our country’s caregiving system?
Hosted by Robert Espinoza, a national expert and frequent speaker on aging and the long-term care workforce, this podcast tackles various urgent caregiving topics through interviews with leading experts and editorial commentary. New episodes premiere every two weeks.
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Season 1 focuses on the primary challenges facing older people and our rapidly aging country. Future seasons will examine other significant aspects of caregiving.
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Robert Espinoza is a nationally recognized expert in aging, caregiving, and long-term care workforce issues. For more than 20 years, he has spearheaded high-profile advocacy campaigns and written seminal reports on aging and long-term care, LGBTQ+ rights, and other social issues.
Robert is currently the Executive Vice President of Policy at PHI, where he oversees its national advocacy and public education division on the direct care workforce, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. In 2020, he was selected for the first-ever CARE 100 list of the most innovative people working to re-imagine how we care in America today and as one of Next Avenue's 2020 Influencers in Aging. In 2021, he testified before Congress on the interventions needed to strengthen the direct care workforce.
Robert also serves on the board of directors for the American Society on Aging, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and the FrameWorks Institute.
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Host and Executive Producer: Robert Espinoza
Production: Modry Media
Cover Art: Steven Rosen
A Question of Care is dedicated in loving memory of Robert Eloy Espinoza (1934-2023) and Aurora Lopez de Espinoza (1939-2020).
Robert lives, works, and podcasts in the New York City area. He frequently writes and lectures on caregiving, aging, and workforce issues throughout the country.
Contact Robert for more info.